The New York Knicks picked themselves up and won without him, but now they've got to figure out their star scorer's prognosis.

Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points, J.R. Smith added 18 and the Knicks overcame a 22-point deficit and the loss of Anthony, their All-Star forward who went out with a knee injury in the first half, to beat the Cavaliers 102-97 on Monday night and end a 10-game losing streak in Cleveland.

The Knicks trailed 52-30 in the second quarter when Anthony got twisted up after catching a pass near midcourt and dropped to the floor. Following the game, Anthony said the knee has been bothering him for several weeks.

"It's just sore, not pain, sore and stiffness," Anthony said in a crowded corridor outside New York's locker room. "It's been going on for a while now."

The Knicks say no tests are scheduled and that he will be re-evaluated today, ESPN New York reported.

"I don't know," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said of Anthony's injury, according to the website. "We'll know a little bit more tomorrow when we get to Detroit. ... It was bothering him a little bit."

Anthony, who entered the game tied with Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring lead, said he underwent an MRI "a couple days ago." He said the test results were negative, and he does not yet know if he'll be able to play Wednesday night when the Knicks visit Detroit.

According to Newsday, Anthony said he didn't have any X-rays Monday night but that the Knicks' medical staff examined the knee. "They did manual tests, like ligament tests, things like that," he said, according to the Long Island newspaper. "But no problems like that. All the ligaments is fine. It's just real tight, real sore in the back."

Anthony said it's not tendinitis and tried to sound optimistic, given that the MRI "came back great." But there is concern because the cause of the discomfort hasn't been pinpointed.

"There's really nothing that we can figure out at this moment," Anthony said. "We're going to try to figure it out (today), give it a couple hours and see what happens."

Knicks coach Mike Woodson sat Stoudemire for the final eight minutes on Sunday, prompting some serious second-guessing by New York's fans and media. Before facing the Cavs, Woodson said he would use Stoudemire when the matchups were right and the occasion called for the power forward.

With Anthony out, Woodson needed every second he could get out of Stoudemire, who powered inside for a critical putback with 39.5 seconds left to put the Knicks ahead 99-95.

"I've been a competitor my whole career," Stoudemire said. "I've had a lot of success in this league so far. I know how the game is played. Whenever my number's called I'll be ready and tonight I was ready."

The Knicks were down by 22 and looking pathetic when Anthony caught a pass from Kidd near midcourt, tripped over his own feet and hit the deck. He stayed on his back for several seconds, got up and without talking to New York's trainers headed directly to the locker room. Anthony didn't appear to be injured and seemed to be more embarrassed than anything.

With Anthony out and icing his knee, the Knicks went on a 17-4 run and closed within 61-49 at halftime — not bad, considering how poorly they had played.